Are Sports Good For Children

Over the past several years there have been many debates among parents over the issue of whether or not sports are good for their children. Some parents have considered the word “sports” as being negative because of how they impact their children. They have searched all the negative aspects of sports in order to convince their children that sports are bad. Furthermore, they have provided their kids with graphic images and videos of athletes getting injured in order to create a fear in their kids’ conscience. While some parents are pessimistic towards sports, many parents have encouraged their kids to participate in sports because they have done the proper research and seen that the benefits of sports far outweigh the negatives. For example, sports provide numerous benefits for kids such as: scholarships, higher grade point averages, better disciplinary skills, and more efficient time management.

Due to their financial status, many kids may never have dreamt or even considered the possibility of attending college and pursuing their career path through further education if it was not for the scholarships that sports offer …show more content…
Since sports take up so much time out of a student athlete’s life, the student is forced to not procrastinate and actually use all of their time wisely in order to meet deadlines and get the most out of their days. Where compared to non-athletes who have endless time so they don’t feel the need to get their priorities done and end up procrastinating until the last second. A survey by Trinity College found out that student-athletes are more efficient with their time in season than out of season and they are also better at budgeting their time. This proves that students who participate in sports have a head start when they first attend college because they have learned how to manage their time and use their time